VietNamNet Bridge – Drought and saltwater intrusion began affecting the Mekong Delta last December, two months earlier than previous years. This is the worst in the last 100 years, harming hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops.

 VietNamNet Bridge  – Vingroup has issued a press release admitting that about 135 monkeys had fled from the cages of the Vinpearl Phu Quoc Safari, the first semi-wild zoo in Vietnam.

 In 2015, the Vietnam trade deficit with China hit an all-time record high of US$32.3 billion and the effect on the nation’s economy has not been beneficial, says the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have agreed to preserve the body of the Hoan Kiem turtle in the long run but they have not fixed the measure of preservation.

 Vietnam’s super-rich are indulging themselves in buying luxury yachts worth millions of US dollars.

Traffic police can commandeer assets of organizations and individuals, including vehicles and communication devices, under Circular 1/2016 of the Ministry of Public Security.

 Though experts forecast a rise in lending interest rates in 2016, a central bank official believes it is feasible to keep the rates stable and reducing it slightly this year.

 The local authority in the northern Hung Yen Province should return pythons found in the area back into the wild, animal experts have said.

 Amateur golfers will compete in the Mercedes Trophy Qualifier at Montgomerie Links Viet Nam on March 5.

 The transport ministry will conduct the feasibility study of a 550km-long railway line, linking Laos' Vientiane to Vung Ang in Ha Tinh, Viet Nam, from December 2015 to December 2017.

 The transport ministry wants electronic toll collection systems (ETCs) installed at all toll booths nationwide from 2020, to end delays and cut costs, Deputy Minister Nguyen Hong Truong said. 

 Residents of Tam Kỳ City's Tân Thạnh District in this central province yesterday obstructed Nguyễn Văn Trỗi Road to prevent the passage of trucks carrying soil and rocks.

  The hotline connecting citizens to Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang received nearly 1,200 calls and over 800 SMS messages from February 19 to 21.

 The Prime Minister has decided to make August 28 the Traditional Day (or the Foundation Day) of Vietnam’s information and communications sector.

Vietnam has continued to facilitate the development of ties with Japan for the benefit of the two peoples, as well as for stability, peace and prosperity in the region, Chairman of the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group said.

 The military-run Viettel Group is attending the 2016 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain from February 22 to 25.

 Hai Phong were off to a good start in the first round of the V.League 1 yesterday when they defeated Song Lam Nghe An 2-0 at Vinh Stadium.

 Sailing legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has arrived in Da Nang and will be attending the awards dinner at the Furama hotel in Da Nang today.

Vietnam's stock markets may face strong fluctuations this week as investors show concern over global oil prices and the drive for short profits from stocks that saw big jumps this week, brokerage firms wrote in their weekly reports.

 Many important transportation works such as expressways and bridges in HCM City and the southern region have increased inter-regional connections and faster pace of development in the southern key economic zone, with HCM City as its centre.